Print Design Manager

4Patriots, LLC, is one of the fastest-growing direct response marketing firms in the United States, specializing in the emergency-preparedness and natural-health-supplement markets. We market and distribute these products in the direct-to-consumer market, and are searching for a driven, detail-oriented Manager of Print Design to join our team.

The Manager of Print Design’s Mission is to never run out of ideas on how to improve the visual representation of our marketing assets and processes for the benefit of the end user. Careful consideration of product presentation, including the key benefits, features and offer is always top of mind. He/she actively seeks out ways to create fantastic experiences through the management and development of printed marketing materials including but not limited to: catalogs, direct mail, user manuals and product packaging. The Manager of Print Design pays particular attention to the ROI on time and resources and is credited with keeping design work on track, on time and on target.

Company Core Values:

• Get the important stuff done - We look for individuals who strive to have deep understanding of their role and how their work connects to their team and the company at large and how to organize their priorities to drive business value in the right ways.
• Actively and eagerly seek to learn, improve, and grow - We look for individuals with intellectual curiosity and a questioning mindset.
• Ask questions and use data to make decisions - We look for individuals who take in evidence, organize information from multiple sources, derive meaning from it, and make critical decisions quickly.
• “We” not “I” - We value knowing how to cooperate with peers and leaders to help the team achieve its goals.
• See the glass half full - We look for individuals who take ownership of their role and demonstrate enthusiasm, excitement and passion for their work.

Primary Responsibilities / Essential Job Functions:

• The Manager of Print Design will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary project teams including Product Development and Marketing to ensure strategic delivery of scope of work services directly related to creative print design production.
• The Manager of Print Design will manage the development of strategic solutions that result in stakeholder satisfaction and contribute to consumer acquisition and sales.
• Serve as the Creative Print Design Lead when communicating and working cross departmentally with Marketing and other internal production teams.
• The Manager of Print Design lead and direct designers in the production and design of all printed marketing materials.
• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met.
• Oversee profitability of direct mail campaigns, deliverables and timelines of all print design projects.
• The Manager of Print Design will meet with Senior Manager, Creative Services to convert campaign strategies, creative vision and marketing objectives into creative briefs directly assigned to designers.
• Review design work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to designers.
• Manage and cultivate the career development of design team members.
• Lead and inspire a team of designers through management, planning and development of creative campaigns.

Direct Mail focused Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of direct mail campaigns from timeline establishment to design development and presentation through the print process.
• Handle the execution of direct mail campaigns in multiple markets simultaneously. This involves working on several project components on varying timelines.
• Work with designers and copywriters directly on briefs to design and produce direct mail collateral.
• Manage print production: requesting and comparing pricing quotes, delivery of print-ready files and proofreading.
• Monitoring direct mail campaign performance: tracking and analysis of campaign performance.
• Defining audience targeting and segmentation.
• Spearhead review and proofreading processes with other internal teams including editors, operations and marketing for major print publications such as Catalogs.

Product Packaging focused responsibilities:

• Lead the design process for packaging materials for products including user manuals, labels and boxes.
• Collaborates with Senior Manager, Creative Services and graphic designers to create eye-catching, function and benefit driven designs.
• Work directly with Product Development and Quality Control team members, gathering all of the components needed to start a project and manage through internal approval and final handoff.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration in Communications, Marketing or other related creative field
• 5+ years design related experience
• 3+ years of experience managing Creative/ Direct mail campaigns
• Account Manager or Project Manager experience
• Creatively driven
• Nimble in finding answers without a lot of oversight
• Positive solutions-based attitude to tackling challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience managing direct reports

Skills and Abilities:

Must be able to work independently as well as collaborate within a dynamic multi-department environment to achieve common goals; organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously; take ownership and be self-motivated and resourceful to find problem solutions; be data and results driven; and learn quickly in a fast paced, open plan environment. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, be detail oriented and adaptable.

Physical And Mental Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; occasionally required to climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Repetitive motion of hands required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment And Travel Requirements:

Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate-controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.

Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office environment.

Minimum overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

2020 Note: Temporarily working from home office due to COVID-19 environment.

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